Book of Mormon/Translation/Method/Mainly italics altered/CriticalSources

Source(s) of the criticism

“Mormonism,” Protestant Sentinel (Schenectady, New York) n.s. 5, no. 1 (4 June 1834): 4–5. Reprinted from New England Review, circa May 1834. off-site [the earliest mention of this concept which FAIR has identified] Claims that Joseph spent several months memorizing New Testament passages after learning the italic words were not in the Greek before resuming Book of Mormon translation.